Becoming a member of the American Microscopical Society (AMS) is an agreement is between myself (the "Member" or “Contact”) and the American Microscopical Society (the "Organization" or "Data Controller").

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I understand that I will be submitting personal information to the Organization for the purpose of:

1. becoming a member of the Organization

2. authenticating membership for access to member-only pages of the Organization’s website; and

3. receiving emails, newsletters, voting information, or other communications from the Organization.

 

I recognize that when I submit my personal information I become a Contact in the Organization database and the Organization will have the right to retain my personal information, which may include, without limitation, my name, email, contact information, company or institution, job title, grant applications, photos, or other information or documents which the Organization may ask for from time to time or that I submit to Members-only Research-related Forum or Job Board on the Organizations website ("Data") .

 

I acknowledge that no data transmission or storage system is 100% secure and yet understanding this I consent to submit this Data and become a Contact of my own free will. I understand that at any time I may withdraw my consent and upon doing so, all my personal identifiable information will be deleted by the Data Controller from all servers, databases and records, however any Data published prior to the withdrawal of consent, whether online, in mobile apps, or other media will remain as published.

 

I further agree that I will not initiate any legal action against any Parties associated with the transmission and storage of Data including the Data Processor, Data Controller (as defined in the EU General Data Protection Regulations), or the data storage facility, for any accidental loss, destruction, alteration or unauthorized disclosure such Data.